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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">The message below is being sent to you on behalf of:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Sarah Drinkwater, Ph.D.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">August 17, 2015</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">As a leader of a local education agency special services program, you are being asked by the Department of Human Services Employment First Initiative to complete a short
survey that will help to determine how to best support local leadership in the implementation of the Employment First Initiative and policies.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Time Commitment</span></u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> - It is estimated this survey will take approximately 10 minutes</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Purpose</span></u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> - The purpose of this survey is to gather data from INDIVIDUAL LEADERS of local developmental
disability program/agencies, local education agencies, and local vocational rehabilitation offices regarding their perspectives and participation in local Employment First Teams or other Cross-Agency forums in which the Employment First Initiatives and policies
may be a primary or regular agenda item of discussion. The data will be used to better understand the role and participation of local leadership in local Employment First Teams and Cross-Agency forums, and how the Department of Human Services (DHS) and Oregon
Department of Education (ODE) can best support local leadership in local collaboration efforts to further implement the Employment First Initiative and policies.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Deadline</span></u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> - please complete this survey within two weeks, by
<b><u>Thursday August 27<sup>th</sup>, 2015</u></b>.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">For information on the Employment First Initiative go to
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="iworkwesucceed.org">iworkwesucceed.org</a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">For questions about this survey, contact Corissa Neufeldt at
<a href="mailto:Corissa.Neufeldt@state.or.us">Corissa.Neufeldt@state.or.us</a> or 503-945-6742.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:red">To start the survey, click on this link:
</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00B0F0"><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/52B89N3"><span style="color:#00B0F0">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/52B89N3</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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